Formula for area of a rectangle: b x h (base x height)
Formula for area of a triangle: x b x h
While perimeter is measured in units of length, area is measured in units squared.
Objects with the same perimeter can have different areas.
Area does NOT equal length plus width.
Study and practice
0.00 min addition (+), subtraction (-), multiply (x), divide (÷)
1.19 min decimal point
2.43 min C, CE and backspace
4.19 min square, square root & fractions
6.17 min percentage (%)
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